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Jazz WeeklyOct 14, 2026

HRISTJIAN RISTESKI: THE DANCE OF MACEDONIAN WATERS

Macedonia, once the home of home of both Byzantine and Ottoman cultures, still brings fresh ideas to Western minds. Clarinetist/saxist Hristjian Risttski, born in Ohrid (also known as "The Jerusalem of Europe") brings a fresh sound to jazz, melding in ancient orthodox tones and harmonies with modern sensibilities, bringing in a fresh Aegian breeze of...

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Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Fumi Tomita: Yokai-Songs of the Japanese Supernatural

Bassist and composer Fumi Tomita richly mixes jazz ideologies with his own Japanese tradition of harmonies and folklore on this album that explores dreams and visions both spiritual and musical. He’s joined by Carl Clements/fl-sax, Jason Ennis/g and Gary Fieldman/dr, as they say, every musical picture tells a story. Tomita’s rich bass has that same...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Lisa Hilton: Naturally

She mixes and matches modes with familiar friends Rudy Royston/dr, Luques Curtis/b JD Allen/ss-ts and Igmar Thomas/tp, with the latter forming rich tones around the locking lines of Hilton and Curtis on a flowing dream of “Carefree Chronicles”, while “Transcendental Tango” has Hilton and Curtis working up a sweat on a dance floor with a...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Gil Melle’: Music From Hot Target Jealousy-Georgia

Mostly known as a warm sounding saxist, Gil Melle’ turns in a couple of musical scores, most famously the Angie Dickenson film Georgia as well as the 1984 thriller Hot Target. This isn’t a “jazz” album soundtrack, per se, but there is a rich mix of electronic ideas, dark themes and fantasmic settings. Titles like...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Reza Khan: Shadow Dancers

Reza Khan plays guitars, keyboards and santoor, as he leads a tea mof Matt King/p-key, Mauriicao Zotarelli/dr, Brendan Rothwell/b, Philippe Saisse/key and a collection of guests including bassists Mark Egan, Nathan East and Jimmy Haslip on this collection of soundscapes. Khan’s nylons strings shine with Jeff Kashiwa’s tenorsax on “Aurora” , while some Latin loving...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Stephen Braude: Big Dipper

Subtitled “Alternative Jazz Fusion”, this release by pianist and composer Stephen Braude takes on a wide variety of musical genres. The team of Ljubomir Stojanovic/key, Miodrag Jovanic/g, David Rodriguez/arr, Sarah Thiele/voc, Jeremy Kiewicki/dr, Derek Jones/b, Ramiro Nasello/tp and Charles McNeal/sax are mixed and matched from a mellow bluesy synth of “Gary’s Tune” the a humming...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Robeone: If You Don’t Know What It Is, It Must Be Jazz

Robeone plays every sound on this album with more keyboards than most music stores on this wide ranging collection of originals. There’s a fun stop-start mad dash with some violin and trumpet sounds on the free bopper “A Lovely Bit Of Squirrel”, while a deep electric bass groove gets down and dirty on the hip...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

David Borgo: Pana Rhei

Composer, enthnomusicologist, professor and player of a warm tenor and soprano sax (among other ditties), David Borgo brings together a team of LA’s finest in Josh Nelson/p, Luca Alemanno/b and Dan Schnelle/dr for a rich collection of modern originals. The ethnomusicologist in Borgo comes out when he pulse out his Irish low whistle and delivers...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Luis Alas: High Life

Alto saxist Luis Alas sounds like he’s trying to be the reed version of Teddy Pendergast, playing his bel canto horn around seductive soulful originals with his team of Edard Menifee/key, Marcus William/dr, Deshone William/perc, Kevin Walker/g and Myron Carroll/b. The album is loaded with deep grooves, with Carroll’s thumb working overtime as Alas sears...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Zeitgeist: Mary Ellen Childs: North

Consisting of the team Pat O’Keefe/cl, Nicole Melville/p and Heather Barringer-Patti Cudd/perc, the band Zeitgeist creates imaginative soundscapes, but without the use of electronics The alluring thing about this band is that every nuance is organically produced, creating a holistic organic environment, and in this case the land is the Arctic. The sounds match the...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Empire Child: The Empire Child

Vocalist Ruth Rothwell brings songs of hope and healing on this album of encouragement with Mariano Diaz/p-key, Rene Rossano/g, Mikel Urreta/dr, Daniel Pozo/b, Tomi Lujan/perc and a handful of guests. The musical themes are wide ranging, going from a reggaed and fun “By Boat” to a wacka wooka-ing “Step Up Step Up” and 80’s pop...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

Neil Rolnick: Messages

Using simply a laptop and tons of imagination, Neil Rolnick creates an album of sonic samples that get stretched, pulled intertwined and released in quite creative and diverse ways. Taking simple words like “measuring” or “falling apart”, Rolnick purees them into a mosaic of ideas on “sO mANy mE’s”, while “MONO Prelude” combines sitarish noodles...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

MILES PLUGS IN….Miles Davis: Miles Davis Collection

This 6 cd set gathers together the gradual progression of Miles Davis eschewing acoustic jazz in favor of fusion. Consisting of Broadcast recordings, it takes you from his second “Classic” quintet up to his On The Corner sessions, thus having something for everyone. From 1967, Davis is with Wayne Shorter/ts, Herbie H ancock/p, Ron Carter/b...

Jazz WeeklyOct 12, 2026

SOMEWHERE THERE’S MUSIC…Jason Kao Hwant/Human Rites Trio: Second Life, Judi Silvano’s Garden Winds: First Flight, Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin: Second Attempt

Don’t expect transcriptions for these releases… Violinist and composer Jason Kao Hwang teams up with bassist Ken Filiano and multiple percussionist Andrew Drury for a collection of four spontaneous sounding tunes. Filiano introduces and swings through a wild “Galaxies Twist Under Before It”, featuring Drury’s drums, while Hwang scratches out “Ricochet” around some percussion discussion...

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Wheel BearingsOct 12, 2026

Sedans Are Still Great

Sam has been driving the Kia K5 GT-Line, Jill had the Toyota Tundra TRD Pro and Robbie had the Subaru Trailseeker and Ford Expedition. This week Jaguar unveiled its first new product in a decade, BMW has killed what was once a top-selling 3 series, a Chinese SUV is the UK's top-seller. Canada has a...

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Jazz WeeklyOct 9, 2026

Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate Coltrane@The Soraya 10.08.26

2026 has been a great year to go to jazz venues. Taking advantage of the 100th birthday of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, various artists have blown out the musical candles of the two icons, revisiting and celebrating their legendary music to a new generation. At the Soraya, Branford Marsalis jumped out of the birthday...

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Game Side Story

Game Side StoryOct 9, 2026

Hack ‘n’ Stack veut pimenter vos soirées

Tout droit venu de nos cousins du Québec, Hack 'n' Stack est un party game qui prend la forme d'un tower defense jouable jusqu'à 4 joueurs, en local comme en ligne. Pour l'occasion, on s'est organisé une soirée avec la rédac' dans une ambiance légèrement chaotique (mais certifiée sans alcool). Tabern'hack' Après un petit tuto,...

Jazz WeeklyOct 8, 2026

****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Rob Dixon: Naptown Soul

I’ve never recalled hearing any work by tenor man Rob Dixon, but this one’s got my attention. He’s got that old soulful big toned tenor sound like a Stanley Turrentine or Ike Quebec, and he uses it perfectly in this nice and greasy session with Dave Stryker/g, Sam Fribush/org and Rochard Floyd/dr, taking on juke...

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Jazz WeeklyOct 8, 2026

****RINGER OF THE WEEK****THIS IS JAZZ VOCALS…Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen 6th February 1966

Once in awhile, you remember why you first liked jazz. This is one of those records. Back in the late 1960s, Ella Fitzgerald toured around with Duke Ellington’s orchestra, the result being a one lp in 1967, and later a 7cd collection from concerts at the Cote D’Zur. If it were possible, I would have...

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Jazz WeeklyOct 8, 2026

Robin Katz: Hypnos

London based guitarist Robin Katz teams up with the understated Hammond organ player Nathaniel Ledwidge to create an album that gives hint to those classic “ New Age” albums on Windham Hill back in the 1980s. Katz plays a gentle acoustic guitar in the realm of Alex De Grassi, and his tunes are gorgeous and...

Jazz WeeklyOct 8, 2026

MOTHER OF THE BLUES…Ma Rainey: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928

Nothing gets to the roots of American blues and jazz like this definitive 5 disc, 118 track collection that captures the complete recorded work by Ma Rainey on Paramount Records. Rainey’s delivery and style have influenced decades of vocalists, ranging from Besse Smith to Janis Joplin. Most importantly, you also get to hear some of...

Jazz WeeklyOct 8, 2026

Randy Ingram: Sound Within

Pianist Randy Ingram gives a tribute to the legendary Bill Evans the smart way, in hiring the icon’s last drummer in Joe La Barbera and bringing in all star bassist Rufus Reid to form a formidable trio. The album more of a celebration as Ingram himself brings in a handful of tunes in the Evans-like...

Jazz WeeklyOct 8, 2026

Kemuel Roig: 3 Discovery

Pianist Kemuel Roig teams with bassist Samuel Burgos, drummer Juan Armando Diaz and guest guitarist Gary Galimidi for a collection of tunes. The most distracting thing here is that the drums are recorded way out in front, making them hit way too hard on the conversent “Reflejos” and overwhelming on the assertive “Conga Jazz”. The...

Jazz WeeklyOct 8, 2026

Playing flute, synth and singing, Alex Hamburger teams with pianist-keyboardist Jose Luiz Martins on a wide range of ideas. There’s a lot of indie pop/jazz on pieces like the dark “Captian Stupido”, poetic “Poente” and the tender “Catalog”, with Hamburger’s flute getting driemy on “Dance Dacaverous” and bopping on “Tombo In 7/4. Artsy bohemia. www.challengerecords.com